An in-house program of continuing education for perinatal nurses.
The value of continuing education for nurses continues to be stressed by nursing educators and nursing administrators. An in-house program, similar to the one described above, could be useful for other acute-care health facilities. It seems highly probable that certification by a recognized credentials-granting agency, especially a specialty of nursing, such as obstetrics or neonatology, wil become an important evaluation tool for those who employ nurses. It seems logical and cost-effective for nurses to take advantage of this opportunity to learn from resources in their own institution.
D002983:Clinical Competence; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003479:Curriculum; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D004521:Educational Measurement; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000191:economics; D010500:Perinatology / Q000193:education*